Apple removes WhatsApp, Instagram Threads from China App Store on orders from Beijing

Apple on April 19, announced that it has closed Meta’s WhatsApp and Threads from the App Store in China. Reportedly, the news comes after the Chinese government ordered the removal of such apps due to citing security concerns.

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Experts have suggested that the move by Apple can bring tensions between the US and China over technology and other policies. For example, Congress has been looking to fast-track legislation to push TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest the social media app.